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CVE-2025-46701

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2025-05-29
  • Fixed in11.0.7 · 10.1.41 · 9.0.105
  • WeaknessCWE-178

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Description

Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's GCI servlet allows security constraint bypass of security constraints that apply to the pathInfo component of a URI mapped to the CGI servlet. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.6, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.40, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.104. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.7, 10.1.41 or 9.0.105, which fixes the issue.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-05-2919:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Apache Tomcat
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.0≥ 11.0.0, < 11.0.711.0.7
11.0≥ 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.711.0.7
10.1≥ 10.1.0, < 10.1.4110.1.41
10.x≥ 10.0.0, < 10.1.4110.1.41
10.1≥ 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.4110.1.41
9.0≥ 9.0.0, < 9.0.1059.0.105
9.0< 9.0.1059.0.105
9.0≥ 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.1059.0.105
8.5≥ 8.5.0, ≤ 8.5.100no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As apache, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcatother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≥ 11.0.0-M1, ≤ 11.0.6no fix statedsemver
    • ≥ 10.1.0-M1, ≤ 10.1.40no fix statedsemver
    • ≥ 9.0.0.M1, ≤ 9.0.104no fix statedsemver
    • ≥ 8.5.0, ≤ 8.5.100no fix statedsemver

    Not affected ≥ 3, < 8.5.0 (status unknown) · ≥ 10.0.0-M1, ≤ 10.0.27 (status unknown)

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2025-10-29

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • io.root.org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 11.0.6-root.io.3
  • io.root.org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 11.0.6-root.io.4
  • io.root.org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 11.0.6-root.io.5
  • io.root.org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 11.0.7-root.io.1
  • io.root.org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 11.0.7-root.io.2
  • io.root.org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 11.0.7-root.io.3
  • io.root.org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 10.1.39-root.io.10
  • io.root.org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreRoot:Mavenall versions · fixed in 10.1.16-root.io.10

131 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2025-46701 Red Hat Product Security124 products fixed · 29 known affected

    tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Security constraint bypass for CGI scripts

    tomcat6 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · tomcat6-admin-webapps as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · tomcat6-docs-webapp as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · +26 more

  • RHSA-2026:68677 Red Hat Product Security9 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update

  • RHSA-2026:68659 Red Hat Product Security9 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update

  • RHSA-2026:68678 Red Hat Product Security9 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update

  • RHSA-2026:68679 Red Hat Product Security9 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update

  • RHSA-2026:68680 Red Hat Product Security18 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update

6 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Apache Tomcat to 11.0.7 · 10.1.41 · 9.0.105
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2026:68677 · 9 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  3. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2026:2740 · 33 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  4. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2026:2741 · 1 productBefore applying the update, back up your existing Red Hat JBoss Web Server installation, including all applications and configuration files. The References section of this erratum contains a download link for the update. You must be logged in to download the update.
  5. Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2026:68677 · 9 productsMitigation is either unavailable or does not meet Red Hat Product Security standards for usability, deployment, applicability, or stability.

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Published
2025-05-29
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-h2fw-rfh5-95r3

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-46701?

Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's GCI servlet allows security constraint bypass of security constraints that apply to the pathInfo component of a URI mapped to the CGI servlet. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.6, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.40, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.104. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.7, 10.1.41 or 9.0.105, which fixes the issue.

Is CVE-2025-46701 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-46701 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.1% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-46701?

CVE-2025-46701 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

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